Jeju-si Biyangdo Northwest Offshore Ship Collision Fishing Boat Sinks... No Casualties Reported

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] At around 2:28 a.m. on the 31st, a collision occurred between a 20-ton vessel A and a 6.67-ton vessel B in the sea 11 km northwest of Biyangdo, Hallim-eup, Jeju City. As a result of this accident, vessel B sank.

Upon receiving the report, the Jeju Coast Guard dispatched four patrol vessels patrolling the nearby waters, the Hallim Police Station coastal rescue boat, and rescue teams to the scene. When they arrived, vessel B, which was sinking, was being towed by vessel A.

There were no casualties, but although the rescue team boarded vessel B and carried out dewatering operations, it suddenly tilted sharply to the left and capsized at around 2:59 a.m., with only part of the lower hull exposed on the sea surface, and completely sank around 3:52 a.m.

Due to the occurrence of slight oil slicks and other marine pollution around the sinking point of vessel B, the Jeju Coast Guard deployed pollution control vessels at around 6:10 a.m. and completed the cleanup work by 1:10 p.m.

The Jeju Coast Guard is investigating the exact circumstances of the accident based on a witness statement that vessel A, which was navigating, did not notice vessel B, which was engaged in fishing, and collided with it.

Jeju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil panax33@asiae.co.kr

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